Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Social Accountability (MELSA) Officer- WELD Peace Project (INT10171)

for Oxfam Pilipinas

Philippine Nationals Only

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Job Purpose

To support the delivery of the Women Empowerment for Leadership and Development and Peace in the Bangsamoro (WELD Peace) Project Phase 3 under the Gender Justice (GJ) Portfolio of Oxfam Pilipinas based on agreed deliverables with donors and partners from civil society, private sectors, local government units and related agencies; provide support to the Gender Justice Project Manager in managing all relations, deliverables, activities and communications across the entire project life cycle.

The objective of the WELD Peace Project Phase 3 is to support the improvement of conditions for peace and stability by strengthening the rights claiming of women and other vulnerable groups towards inclusive, gender responsive and accountable governance in the Bangsamoro.

What we are looking for:  SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, ATTRIBUTES AND VALUES:

Essential

Knowledge

• Working knowledge of development concepts and trends in gender justice including on women’s economic empowerment, food security, unpaid care and domestic work, as well as in climate justice, humanitarian and resilience work.
• High level of familiarity with MELSA concepts and frameworks, including feminist MEAL principles and the ability to conduct gender analyses in MELSA-related plans and processes.

Skills

• At least five (5) years’ demonstrated experience in performing MELSA tasks and functions preferably on gender justice, women, peace and security (WPS) related projects and programs.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders, including community-based and people’s organizations, local women’s rights organizations (WROs), civil society groups, local government units, national government agencies, and private sector groups in performing project-related MELSA tasks and functions.
• Demonstrated experience working on social research methodologies, including the design and conduct of mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative) approaches, use of digital platforms (e.g., Survey CTO), training, and design/facilitation of collaborative sense-making activities.

• Displays proficiency in designing and operationalizing MELSA systems and approaches with various stakeholders.
• Proven capacity for analyzing and synthetizing comprehensive information and technical data and ability to write reports.

Attributes

• Strong demonstrable commitment to gender justice and application of feminist MEAL principles.
• Possesses strong interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills and has ability to suit messages to the audience.
• Displays initiative and the ability to work well with minimum supervision but has sound judgement to seek guidance as needed.
• Manages time well and keeps to deadlines amidst competing demands.
• Demonstrates commitment to applying and facilitating participatory MELSA approaches, learning sessions with project teams, implementing partners, partner communities, and other stakeholders.
• Displays sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
• Demonstrates an openness and willingness to learn and share knowledge as well.
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding and anti-fraud policies.

Desirable

• Degrees or its equivalent in Social Sciences, Women’s or Gender Studies, Development Studies, disaster risk reduction, public policy, social science research, development evaluation.
• Experience in designing and implementing community-based/driven or project complaints and feedback systems as an integral component of project MELSA approaches, and in design/implementation of other social accountability approaches aimed at facilitating communities’ rights-claiming, promoting accountable project and public sector governance, and thus transforming unequal power relations;

Experience in MELSA field work especially in poor and marginalized communities, in geographically isolated and disadvantaged (GIDA) areas, and/or in conflict-affected areas.

Key Attributes

• • Ability to demonstrate collective leadership, program management, sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.

  • Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming and diversity for all aspects of development work.

  • Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.

Organizational Values:

• Accountability – Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions

• Empowerment – Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen

• Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The MELSA Officer will work collaboratively with the Gender Justice Project Manager and WELD Peace Project Officer in carrying out the following responsibilities:

Project-Level Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Social Accountability (MELSA) Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with relevant project teams and partners, facilitate preparation, implementation, and update of project-specific MELSA plans to ensure timely and effective implementation.
• Co-lead with project teams the design implementation of any project-related research, learning and knowledge management initiatives including but not limited to learning agenda and knowledge product development, baseline studies, learning reviews, outcome tracking, research, and evaluations.
• Facilitate learning reviews, reflections and sensemaking sessions among stakeholders around project results and lessons and proactively include them in business development proposals relevant to the assigned themes.
• Develop, update, and monitor project-level Conflict Sensitive Gender Action Plan (CSGAP) including but not limited to context analyses, risk mitigation, safeguarding, GEDSI and cross-cutting issues and sustainability.
• Support and co-lead with partners’ MELSA Officers the conduct of outcome harvesting providing sound and clear guidance on the design and implementation of such process, from setting of clear parameters to harvesting and refinement of outcome statements, databasing (in coordination with the Senior MELSA Officer for Knowledge Management and Accountability), substantiation, making sense and tracking of the harvested outcomes against the WELD Project Theory of Change).
• Assist the operationalization of MELSA team’s peer-to-peer support system consistent with the agreed rollout plans for the MELSA toolkit and the MELSA capacity building plan.
• Working with project teams and partners, contribute and facilitate the preparation of donor reports, learning products and research/evaluation reports to ensure they are compliant with Oxfam and donor program quality standards.
• Maintain open communication lines with the line manager, relevant project teams and partners to elevate project-related risks and opportunities and report on implementation status including use of insights of harvested outcomes in project management in a timely and efficient manner.
• Support and assist partners in undertaking Social Accountability initiatives as necessary.
• Under the guidance of the Oxfam MELSA team and Safeguarding Focal Points (SGFP)ensure the effective operationalization of the project’s complaints and feedback system (CFS), in line with Oxfam Pilipinas’ framework, standards and with project design and contractual requirements.
• In close coordination with the Gender Justice Portfolio Manager, support the tracking of the Portfolio’s plans and ToC relative to the WELD Peace Project.
• Participate in and support the Gender Justice Portfolio’s activities and initiatives as maybe relevant.
• As applicable and as directed, represent Oxfam Pilipinas in external events particularly if these are relevant to the assigned project.

Other

• Required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women’s rights
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles
• Contribute positively to other cross-functional teams as appointed

Contract Length: Fixed Term (February 1, 2024 until December 31, 2025)

Your commitment to Oxfam

• Required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women’s rights
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.